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Deborah Louisanna De Franko Levy better known as Deborah Levy was born in Constantinople, Turkey (now Istanbul). Her special talents were noticed in her early childhood when she exhibited outstanding artistic skills and sensibility in drawings and with colors.
Her life took her from around the world. From Turkey to Austria, Israel and then Venezuela, where she experienced a diverse range of cultural and ethnic experiences which are evident in her unique paintings which tantalize your senses ever drawing on your imagination. Her unique artistic talents continued to develop in Venezuela where she obtained degrees in architectural and fashion design.
Her paintings evidence a recipe of life experiences, cultural diversity, unique techniques and formal training. Resulting in some of the most sought after original oil paintings. Her works are sold, displayed and admired in the United States, Europe, and South America.
One of her series of work portrays scenes in which "the mysterious woman" meets Stadherstel monuments in Curacao. A second mural was commissioned in Franklin, Indiana, U.S.A. This work earned her, the Key to the City and the title of honorary Mayor of the City of Franklin. The Secret behind the Brown Bags, its latest acclaimed series, brings about unique emotions when spectators contemplate the secrets of each brown bag.
Ever careful about her reputation as an artist, after extensive interviews and onsite inspections, she has selected only a few galleries in the world to exhibit her work. One gallery in each of Curacao, Caracas, New York, Chicago and Miami are currently licensed to exhibit her works.
STATEMENT:
Being an artist; to me, it means, having the need to create and the freedom to express my feelings through color, shapes and images. At the beginning, it was the feminine figure and my passion has gone from the beauty that is in the most complicated object to the simplest one. Like a Brown Bag.
Life is about moments; I believe in living each moment of your life in full and absorb with your senses everything that surrounds you. Each moment regardless of how small, possess the seed of eternity within. My paintings are about life and those precious moments.
The changing light of the day and moods it creates around the central figure is the foundation of my paintings.
Sometimes, those moments are charged with an enduring beauty and emotional intensity.
I use oil paintings, just because they are flexible and they allow make changes during the process of painting. I find oil paintings as flexible and malleable as life itself.
My goal is to share those timeless moments where serenity, peace, love and beauty are the witness of the unmistakable presence of the almighty.
The greatest reward, for me, is to share those moments where the beauty of the simplest object arises with an unusual splendor and meaning. Many artists have their greatest creative moments when there are going through rough times in life, my best inspiration is when joy meets serenity and the exhilaration that I derive from those mini-moments.
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